Naruto Shippūden: Season 18

2014 · 21 episodes · ★ 8.2

S18 • The Fourth Great Ninja War: Obito Uchiha

What Season 18 of Naruto Shippūden

The season opens with Naruto and Sasuke on the same side again, ready to fight. Obito has absorbed the power of the Ten-Tails and become its jinchuriki. He summons the Divine Tree, which absorbs the chakra of ninjas while he prepares the infinite Tsukuyomi. The allies are desperate, and Naruto and his friends must lift their spirits. Kakashi faces his former friend, and the revived Hokage join the counteroffensive. The question is whether the battle will be physical or a test of wills.

21episodes

Aug 20, 2014premiered

Dec 25, 2014final episode

8.1 hrtotal runtime

Season 18 Episodes

18x373 Team 7 Assemble!
Aug 21, 2014 · 23 min · ★ 6.7
Team 7 is finally reunited when Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke join forces.
Directing: Takuma Suzuki · Writing: Yuka Miyata
18x374 The New Three-Way Deadlock
Aug 28, 2014 · 23 min
Bearing a close resemblance to the Legendary Sannin, Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke make a stunning arrival on the battlefield with each of their summonings.
Directed by: Naoki Horiuchi · Written by: Yasuyuki Suzuki
18x375 Kakashi vs. Obito
Sep 4, 2014 · 23 min · ★ 9.4
Kakashi holds on to the hope that Obito can return to being the young man that he remembers. But Obito has abandoned the present as well as the memories of his friends and is determined to end the world!
Directing: Hiroyuki Yamashita · Writing: Shin Yoshida, Yasuyuki Suzuki
18x376 The Directive to Take the Nine-Tails!
Sep 11, 2014 · 23 min
Part 1 of a special two-part extra edition! The townspeople are going about their daily business on the streets of the Leaf Village when someone suddenly appears and starts sending them flying!
Directing: Kazuya Iwata · Writing: Yasuyuki Suzuki
18x377 Naruto vs. Mecha Naruto
Sep 11, 2014 · 23 min
Part 2 of a special two-part extra edition! The townspeople are going about their daily business on the streets of the Leaf Village when someone suddenly appears and starts sending them flying!
Directing: Kazunori Mizuno · Writing: Yasuyuki Suzuki
18x378 The Ten Tails' Jinchuriki
Sep 18, 2014 · 23 min
Obito completely absorbs the giant Ten Tails, undergoes a transformation and becomes the Ten Tails' Jinchuriki.
Directing: Takuma Suzuki · Writing: Shin Yoshida
18x379 An Opening
Sep 25, 2014 · 23 min
Obito has gained complete control over his power as the Ten Tails Jinchuriki. His powerful, cold-blooded attacks force Naruto and his friends into a corner.
Directing: Atsushi Nigorikawa · Writing: Katsuhiko Chiba
18x380 The Day Naruto Was Born
Oct 2, 2014 · 23 min
Minato is filled with regret during his confrontation with Obito. He thinks if only he had recognized Obito as the Masked Man during the assault on the Hidden Leaf Village, he could have stopped the attack, and maybe Kushina would not have died.
Directing: Masayuki Yamada · Writing: Yasuyuki Suzuki
18x381 The Divine Tree
Oct 9, 2014 · 23 min
Naruto and Minato combine their powers to perform a Sage Jutsu attack on Obito.
Directing: Yoshihiro Yanagiya · Writing: Yuka Miyata
18x382 A Shinobi's Dream
Oct 16, 2014 · 23 min
The Ten Tails morphs into its final form, "The Divine Tree," and attacks the shinobi, absorbing their chakra one after another.
Directing: Takuma Suzuki · Writing: Masahiro Hikokubo
18x383 Pursuing Hope
Oct 23, 2014 · 23 min
Naruto's past, thoughts, and feelings flow into the consciousness of every shinobi, unifying their hearts.
Directing: Masaaki Kumagai · Writing: Katsuhiko Chiba
18x384 A Heart Filled With Comrades
Oct 30, 2014 · 23 min · ★ 8.4
Naruto and Sasuke size up Obito as the final battle looms.
Directed by: Naoki Horiuchi · Written by: Yasuyuki Suzuki
18x385 Obito Uchiha
Nov 6, 2014 · 23 min
Naruto objects to Obito’s claim that he is the second Sage of Six Paths and declares that he is Obito Uchiha.
Directing: Kazunori Mizuno · Writing: Shin Yoshida, Junki Takegami
18x386 I'm Always Watching
Nov 13, 2014 · 23 min
Pressed by Naruto, Obito remembers the time he, Kakashi, and Rin teamed up for the Chunin Exam and when he promised Rin that he would become Hokage.
Directing: Kazuya Iwata · Writing: Shin Yoshida, Junki Takegami
18x387 The Promise That Was Kept
Nov 20, 2014 · 23 min
Naruto's power of persuasion moves Obito's heart. Due to the influence of the Ten Tails, visions of himself and Rin from the past appear in the inner realm and play havoc with Obito’s emotions.
Directing: Atsushi Nigorikawa · Writing: Yuka Miyata
18x388 My First Friend
Nov 27, 2014 · 23 min
All the Tailed Beasts are freed, and old friends Kakashi and Obito come face to face with each other. What will Obito's response be? Meanwhile, the Tailed Beasts and the Allied Shinobi Forces shift their focus onto their greatest foe, Madara Uchiha. Gaara is reunited with his former Tailed Beast, Shukaku. When Gaara asks Shukaku to lend his power to seal Madara, he refuses. Will their history of animosity prevent them from working together?
Directing: Yoshihiko Iwata · Writing: Masahiro Hikokubo
18x389 The Adored Elder Sister
Dec 4, 2014 · 23 min
Hanabi adores her sister Hinata, who struggles to become a worthy successor to the Hyuga Clan.
Directing: Maki Kodaira · Writing: Yuka Miyata
18x390 Hanabi's Decision
Dec 4, 2014 · 23 min
When Hinata is labeled unfit as a successor, Hanabi's heart becomes bound to her destiny.
Directing: Kiyoshi Murayama · Writing: Yuka Miyata
18x391 Madara Uchiha Arises
Dec 11, 2014 · 23 min · ★ 8.4
Naruto and the Allied Shinobi Forces successfully extract the Tailed Beasts from Obito. Only Madara remains, and Naruto heads out to tackle this foe.
Directing: Masaaki Kumagai · Writing: Yasuyuki Suzuki
18x392 The Hidden Heart
Dec 18, 2014 · 23 min
With his newly revived strength, Madara doesn't give in against the nine Tailed Beasts.
Directing: Masayuki Yamada · Writing: Katsuhiko Chiba
18x393 A True Ending Season Finale
Dec 25, 2014 · 23 min · ★ 9.0
Despite all efforts, Kurama is extracted from Naruto, and ultimately, all the Tailed Beasts are imprisoned inside the Gedo Statue.
Directed by Kazunori Mizuno · Written by Shin Yoshida